Tuesday 8th June 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 102)
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:24 pm
Countdown recap for Tuesday 8 June 2010.
C1: Champion Scott Gillies (3 wins, 298 points.)
C2: Challenger Leanne Morgan.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R S I E U Y M E D
R02: S R H I O E P N G
R03: W M V I O E G A S
R04: D F D O I A R P E
R05: 50, 100, 75, 25, 7, 6. Target: 407.
TTT: RICKSECT - "Like the game, they're in the field with short legs"
R06: C T R W I A O L C
R07: T D E O I L N U S
R08: Z C R E A E N S D
R09: B R U O E L G I S
R10: 50, 9, 6, 5, 7, 3. Target: 681.
TTT: REDRINGS - "They make a lot of noise but never spill the beans"
R11: K S R U O E N B O
R12: N T N E A I T H V
R13: R L T A U O I E X
R14: 25, 2, 7, 4, 8, 5. Target: 695.
R15: S T O N Y P I T H (conundrum)
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The Scottish bloke keeps on winning. Today is Scott Gillies fourth appearance after easily seeing off Derek Wilson yesterday 99-39. Scott would like to do a bungee jump one day but said that he might break the rope alluding to him thinking he is fat.
Leanne Morgan is the opponent for Scott today. She is a pharmacist from Briton Ferry in West Glamorgan. Leanne has a level 1 certificate in sign language so that is pretty cool. Scott shows Leanne that he in fact has a level 2 in sign language (well, that's how I interpreted it). Leanne also has a 2 year old son Jack and another kid on the way thanks to her partner Tim (who is a cinema manager).
Scott Gillies: "What the fuck? I have to beat two people today?"
John Inverdale completes the line up and making a very relaxing feel to this afternoons edition of Countdown.
Enjoy the show.
"Hi Rachel, can I have a consonant please?" - he's sussed it.
Round 1: R S I E U Y M E D
C1: RESUMED (7)
C2: REUSED (6)
OT: REMISED (7) RESIDUE (7) UREIDES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Scott takes the lead in this handicap match and DC have nothing else to offer.
Round 2: S R H I O E P N G
C1: REPOSING (8)
C2: SPONGIER (8)
OT: SPHERING (8)
Score: 15–8 (max 15)
Nice 8 from Leanne to get her on the scoreboard and settle any nerves.
Round 3: W M V I O E G A S
C1: OMEGAS (6)
C2: MOVIES (6)
OT: MISGAVE (7)
Score: 21–14 (max 22)
Scott chooses to play safe with his 6 here to build his score but he did in fact have MISGAVE written down. DC have been redundant so far with the contestants doing their work for them.
Round 4: D F D O I A R P E
C1: paddier
C2: arpeddio
DC: RADIOED (7) PARODIED (8)
Score: 21–14 (max 30)
Ah, here we go. DC step in smugly with their darrenical 8 as both Scott and Leanne offer invalids.
Leanne: "I know you can have ARPEGGIO but what about ARPEDDIO with two D's?" Cue Susie's polite laughter.
Round 5: 50, 100, 75, 25, 7, 6. Target: 407.
C1: 407. 6*50+100+7 (10)
C2: 421.
Score: 31–14 (max 40)
Scott's tactic of 4 large works wonders and his lead is boosted to a handsome 17 point gap. Over to John...
DC Guest Time: John Inverdale talks about the introduction of parking meters invented by Carl C. Magee. Apparently there are less than 1,000 originals left in Britain now.
Teatime teaser: RICKSECT -> CRICKETS
Round 6: C T R W I A O L C
C1: TAILOR (6)
C2: WAIT (4)
DC: CORTICAL (8)
Score: 37–14 (max 48)
Cool 8 here whilst Leanne is stuck on 4 and Scott spots a simple 6 to increase the advantage.
Round 7: T D E O I L N U S
C1: UNSOILED (8)
C2: LOUDEST (7)
DC: OUTLINED (8) DELUSION (8)
OT: DILUENTS (8) INSULTED (8) UNLISTED (8) ELUTIONS (8) OUTLINES (8) SOLITUDE (8)
Score: 45–14 (max 56)
A very appetising set of letters and so it proved to be. Lots of 8's here but unfortunately Leanne misses them all. What a shame. UNSOILED being one of the more unusual ones in that bunch.
Round 8: Z C R E A E N S D
C1: CAREENS (7)
C2: CREASED (7)
DC: REASCEND (8)
OT: CREDENZAS (18)
Score: 52–21 (max 74)
Honours even here and Leanne moves off 14 for the first time in 5 rounds. Phew. An awesome 9 available spotted by some viewers. I was thinking something like CADENZERS^. Meh.
Round 9: B R U O E L G I S
C1: BOILERS (7)
C2: -
DC: GLORIES (7) ROUBLES (7)
OT: OBLIGERS (8) RIBULOSE (8)
Score: 59–21 (max 82)
And an absolute blank here from Leanne. I thought she would have at least spotted SOLGIER for 7 since you can have SOLDIER.
RIBULOSE, as I recall, is a biological term and is basically a sugar that is used in photosynthesis in plants. That is from my limited time spent doing AS level biology. The suffix -OSE in biology usually means its a sugar like GLUCOSE, FRUCTOSE and SUCROSE. And -ASE suffix is usually an enzyme such as AMYLASE (which breaks down starch into sugar). #44 in 'Biology for Dummies' by Ryan Taylor.
Over to Susie...
Origin of Words: Susie explains the origin of the term "face the music".
Round 10: 50, 9, 6, 5, 7, 3. Target: 681.
C1: 682. (9+5)*50-6*3 (7)
C2: 682. (9+5)*50-6*3 (7)
RR: 681. (7+5)*50+(9*(6+3)) (10)
Score: 66–28 (max 92)
A very tricky numbers game IMO leaves Miss Riley (dazzling in her bright orange dress) to mop up.
Teatime teaser: REDRINGS -> GRINDERS
Round 11: K S R U O E N B O
C1: BONKERS (7)
C2: BOOKERS (7)
DC: SNOOKER (7)
OT: REBOOKS (7) BOURNES (7) UNROBES (7) BUNKERS (7) ONEROUS (7)
Score: 73–35 (max 99)
Scott turns black and in Dizzee style announces BONKERS. John suitably gets SNOOKER from the chair and everyone is happy with their maxes from a nice selection.
Round 12: N T N E A I T H V
C1: THANE (5)
C2: HAVEN (5)
DC: INVENT (6) NATIVE (6)
OT: INNATE (6) TANNIE (6) INTENT (6) TENANT (6) VITTAE (6)
Score: 78–40 (max 105)
One of those yucky selections where it's hard to spot anything. Scott and Leanne match each other again whilst DC show them how they could have got to a 6.
Round 13: R L T A U O I E X
C1: OUTLIER (7)
C2: OUTLIER (7)
DC: OXTAIL (6)
OT: TORULAE (7) UXORIAL (7)
Score: 85–47 (max 112)
Very good play from the contestants here increasing their scores.
UXORIAL means to be characteristic of a wife, since UXOR is latin for wife. UXORICIDE is the killing of ones wife and is a nice 9.
Round 14: 25, 2, 7, 4, 8, 5. Target: 695.
C1: 695. 7*4*25-5 (10)
C2: 695. 7*4*25-5 (10)
Score: 95–57 (max 122)
Standard numbers game gives Scott and Leanne 10 points each and gives Scott a chance of another century. Will he take it?
Round 15: S T O N Y P I T H
C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say HYPHONIST which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 18 seconds to say HYPOTHESIS which is incorrect.
The answer was HYPNOTIST.
Score: 95–57 (max 132)
No. Scott misses the chance to score another ton. A seemingly easy conundrum baffles both contestants and they get a bit giddy with offerings that I found hard to understand what they said. Did Leanne say HYPHENIST or HYPHONIST? I dunno. And then Scott mumbled something like HYPOTHESIS or HYPOTHESES or HYPOTENUSE, possibly even HIPPOPOTAMUS.
As this edition of Countdown ends, Scott is once again triumphant and is happy on 4 wins now. He will play his last game of series 62 tomorrow and should he win will then return in series 63 in his bid to become that series' first octochamp. For Leanne, well, it's back home to Wales but she played well and was very friendly, fun loving and all round good egg. Nice contestant.
P.S. Scott did not appear to be wearing a kilt today, for those who solely read this to find out if he did. That means you Ralph Gillions. *disapproving look*.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=62
C1: Champion Scott Gillies (3 wins, 298 points.)
C2: Challenger Leanne Morgan.
DC: Susie Dent and John Inverdale.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R S I E U Y M E D
R02: S R H I O E P N G
R03: W M V I O E G A S
R04: D F D O I A R P E
R05: 50, 100, 75, 25, 7, 6. Target: 407.
TTT: RICKSECT - "Like the game, they're in the field with short legs"
R06: C T R W I A O L C
R07: T D E O I L N U S
R08: Z C R E A E N S D
R09: B R U O E L G I S
R10: 50, 9, 6, 5, 7, 3. Target: 681.
TTT: REDRINGS - "They make a lot of noise but never spill the beans"
R11: K S R U O E N B O
R12: N T N E A I T H V
R13: R L T A U O I E X
R14: 25, 2, 7, 4, 8, 5. Target: 695.
R15: S T O N Y P I T H (conundrum)
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The Scottish bloke keeps on winning. Today is Scott Gillies fourth appearance after easily seeing off Derek Wilson yesterday 99-39. Scott would like to do a bungee jump one day but said that he might break the rope alluding to him thinking he is fat.
Leanne Morgan is the opponent for Scott today. She is a pharmacist from Briton Ferry in West Glamorgan. Leanne has a level 1 certificate in sign language so that is pretty cool. Scott shows Leanne that he in fact has a level 2 in sign language (well, that's how I interpreted it). Leanne also has a 2 year old son Jack and another kid on the way thanks to her partner Tim (who is a cinema manager).
Scott Gillies: "What the fuck? I have to beat two people today?"
John Inverdale completes the line up and making a very relaxing feel to this afternoons edition of Countdown.
Enjoy the show.
"Hi Rachel, can I have a consonant please?" - he's sussed it.
Round 1: R S I E U Y M E D
C1: RESUMED (7)
C2: REUSED (6)
OT: REMISED (7) RESIDUE (7) UREIDES (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Scott takes the lead in this handicap match and DC have nothing else to offer.
Round 2: S R H I O E P N G
C1: REPOSING (8)
C2: SPONGIER (8)
OT: SPHERING (8)
Score: 15–8 (max 15)
Nice 8 from Leanne to get her on the scoreboard and settle any nerves.
Round 3: W M V I O E G A S
C1: OMEGAS (6)
C2: MOVIES (6)
OT: MISGAVE (7)
Score: 21–14 (max 22)
Scott chooses to play safe with his 6 here to build his score but he did in fact have MISGAVE written down. DC have been redundant so far with the contestants doing their work for them.
Round 4: D F D O I A R P E
C1: paddier
C2: arpeddio
DC: RADIOED (7) PARODIED (8)
Score: 21–14 (max 30)
Ah, here we go. DC step in smugly with their darrenical 8 as both Scott and Leanne offer invalids.
Leanne: "I know you can have ARPEGGIO but what about ARPEDDIO with two D's?" Cue Susie's polite laughter.
Round 5: 50, 100, 75, 25, 7, 6. Target: 407.
C1: 407. 6*50+100+7 (10)
C2: 421.
Score: 31–14 (max 40)
Scott's tactic of 4 large works wonders and his lead is boosted to a handsome 17 point gap. Over to John...
DC Guest Time: John Inverdale talks about the introduction of parking meters invented by Carl C. Magee. Apparently there are less than 1,000 originals left in Britain now.
Teatime teaser: RICKSECT -> CRICKETS
Round 6: C T R W I A O L C
C1: TAILOR (6)
C2: WAIT (4)
DC: CORTICAL (8)
Score: 37–14 (max 48)
Cool 8 here whilst Leanne is stuck on 4 and Scott spots a simple 6 to increase the advantage.
Round 7: T D E O I L N U S
C1: UNSOILED (8)
C2: LOUDEST (7)
DC: OUTLINED (8) DELUSION (8)
OT: DILUENTS (8) INSULTED (8) UNLISTED (8) ELUTIONS (8) OUTLINES (8) SOLITUDE (8)
Score: 45–14 (max 56)
A very appetising set of letters and so it proved to be. Lots of 8's here but unfortunately Leanne misses them all. What a shame. UNSOILED being one of the more unusual ones in that bunch.
Round 8: Z C R E A E N S D
C1: CAREENS (7)
C2: CREASED (7)
DC: REASCEND (8)
OT: CREDENZAS (18)
Score: 52–21 (max 74)
Honours even here and Leanne moves off 14 for the first time in 5 rounds. Phew. An awesome 9 available spotted by some viewers. I was thinking something like CADENZERS^. Meh.
Round 9: B R U O E L G I S
C1: BOILERS (7)
C2: -
DC: GLORIES (7) ROUBLES (7)
OT: OBLIGERS (8) RIBULOSE (8)
Score: 59–21 (max 82)
And an absolute blank here from Leanne. I thought she would have at least spotted SOLGIER for 7 since you can have SOLDIER.
RIBULOSE, as I recall, is a biological term and is basically a sugar that is used in photosynthesis in plants. That is from my limited time spent doing AS level biology. The suffix -OSE in biology usually means its a sugar like GLUCOSE, FRUCTOSE and SUCROSE. And -ASE suffix is usually an enzyme such as AMYLASE (which breaks down starch into sugar). #44 in 'Biology for Dummies' by Ryan Taylor.
Over to Susie...
Origin of Words: Susie explains the origin of the term "face the music".
Round 10: 50, 9, 6, 5, 7, 3. Target: 681.
C1: 682. (9+5)*50-6*3 (7)
C2: 682. (9+5)*50-6*3 (7)
RR: 681. (7+5)*50+(9*(6+3)) (10)
Score: 66–28 (max 92)
A very tricky numbers game IMO leaves Miss Riley (dazzling in her bright orange dress) to mop up.
Teatime teaser: REDRINGS -> GRINDERS
Round 11: K S R U O E N B O
C1: BONKERS (7)
C2: BOOKERS (7)
DC: SNOOKER (7)
OT: REBOOKS (7) BOURNES (7) UNROBES (7) BUNKERS (7) ONEROUS (7)
Score: 73–35 (max 99)
Scott turns black and in Dizzee style announces BONKERS. John suitably gets SNOOKER from the chair and everyone is happy with their maxes from a nice selection.
Round 12: N T N E A I T H V
C1: THANE (5)
C2: HAVEN (5)
DC: INVENT (6) NATIVE (6)
OT: INNATE (6) TANNIE (6) INTENT (6) TENANT (6) VITTAE (6)
Score: 78–40 (max 105)
One of those yucky selections where it's hard to spot anything. Scott and Leanne match each other again whilst DC show them how they could have got to a 6.
Round 13: R L T A U O I E X
C1: OUTLIER (7)
C2: OUTLIER (7)
DC: OXTAIL (6)
OT: TORULAE (7) UXORIAL (7)
Score: 85–47 (max 112)
Very good play from the contestants here increasing their scores.
UXORIAL means to be characteristic of a wife, since UXOR is latin for wife. UXORICIDE is the killing of ones wife and is a nice 9.
Round 14: 25, 2, 7, 4, 8, 5. Target: 695.
C1: 695. 7*4*25-5 (10)
C2: 695. 7*4*25-5 (10)
Score: 95–57 (max 122)
Standard numbers game gives Scott and Leanne 10 points each and gives Scott a chance of another century. Will he take it?
Round 15: S T O N Y P I T H
C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say HYPHONIST which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 18 seconds to say HYPOTHESIS which is incorrect.
The answer was HYPNOTIST.
Score: 95–57 (max 132)
No. Scott misses the chance to score another ton. A seemingly easy conundrum baffles both contestants and they get a bit giddy with offerings that I found hard to understand what they said. Did Leanne say HYPHENIST or HYPHONIST? I dunno. And then Scott mumbled something like HYPOTHESIS or HYPOTHESES or HYPOTENUSE, possibly even HIPPOPOTAMUS.
As this edition of Countdown ends, Scott is once again triumphant and is happy on 4 wins now. He will play his last game of series 62 tomorrow and should he win will then return in series 63 in his bid to become that series' first octochamp. For Leanne, well, it's back home to Wales but she played well and was very friendly, fun loving and all round good egg. Nice contestant.
P.S. Scott did not appear to be wearing a kilt today, for those who solely read this to find out if he did. That means you Ralph Gillions. *disapproving look*.
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=62
